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29601

ZIP 29601 is in Greenville, South Carolina, in Greenville County; area codes 864 and 821; Eastern time. Greenville has 17 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Greenville
Population
13,790
Coordinates
34.8473, -82.4021
☼ Live from 29601 — Greenville, SC

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Where 29601 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29601
  • 🔢 Type 29601 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOgGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,601 = 3 × 3 × 11 × 13 × 23. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001110100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29598 (North Myrtle Beach, SC, 224 mi away) and 29602 (Greenville, SC, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29601 becomes 10692, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02169, 02196, 02916, 06129, 06912, 06921, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96201 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,231 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯951 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29601 and you would come out at 34.85°S, 97.60°E — 1,071 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 4.2 square miles of land, 29601 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,790This ZIP13,790
Households7,488This ZIP7,488
Housing units8,350This ZIP8,350
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$76,136This ZIP$76,136South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$659,000This ZIP$659,000South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,460This ZIP$1,460South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.3%This ZIP53.3%
Mean commute18.7 minThis ZIP18.7 min
Population density3,247.0 / sq miThis ZIP3,247.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,606This ZIP1,606
Employees26,455This ZIP26,455
Annual payroll$2,019,114,000This ZIP$2,019,114,000
Tax returns filed6,830This ZIP6,830
Total adjusted gross income$995,885,000This ZIP$995,885,000

Land area

Land area4.25 sq miThis ZIP4.25 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 29601

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ZIP codes near 29601

ZIPCityDistance
29616 Greenville, SC 0.6 mi
29603 Greenville, SC 1.9 mi
29614 Greenville, SC 2.9 mi
29604 Greenville, SC 2.9 mi
29606 Greenville, SC 2.9 mi
29608 Greenville, SC 2.9 mi
29610 Greenville, SC 2.9 mi
29612 Greenville, SC 2.9 mi
29602 Greenville, SC 3.2 mi
29611 Greenville, SC 3.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29601?

29601 is in Greenville, South Carolina, in Greenville County, part of the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.8473, -82.4021.

What county is 29601 in?

29601 lies in Greenville County.

What area code is 29601?

Greenville uses area codes 864 and 821, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 29601 in?

29601 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29601?

About 13,790 people live in ZIP code 29601, in 7,488 households, at 3,247.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 29601?

$76,136 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29601?

The closest are 29616 (0.6 mi), 29603 (1.9 mi), 29614 (2.9 mi), 29604 (2.9 mi) and 29606 (2.9 mi).

Is 29601 a PO Box ZIP code?

29601 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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